Rail anchor



Nov. 'z3 192e. 1,608,508

W. H. DE BUSK RAIL ANCHOR V Filed uust 7 Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

UNITED STAEES WrLil'AM H. nn Basri, or

HIOAGO, ILLNOS, ASSiG-NOR TO THE S5 IVE. CMPANY,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, .A CRBGBATIGN F ILLIEOES.

RAIL ANCHOR.

Application filed August '7, 1925.

This invention relates to rail anchors of the type illustrated in my application, Serial No. 749,984, filed November la, 1924, of which the present application is a continuation in part. This type of anchor is adapted to grip a rail and by contact with a cross tie or other fixed portion of a track to hold the rail from longitudinal movement. It is one of the objects of my invention to provide a new and improved form and arrangement of parts in an anchor of this type by which an improved gripping effect will be attained by the use of a plurality of gripping members adapted by cooperation to grip a rail, the engagement of one of such members with the other member serving to hold both members in turned p0- sition about the longitudinal aXis of the rail for effecting the desired grip upon the rail. It is another object of my invention to provide a construction of this type in which the gripping members are directly opposite each other transversely of the rail whereby each of said members is adapted to engage the cross tie.. It is still another object of my invention to improve devicesl of this type kin sundry details hereinafter pointed out. The preferred means by which I have acomplished my -several objects are illustrated in the drawing and are hereinafter specifically described. That which I believe to be new and desire to cover by this application is set forth in the claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a face view of the preferred form of my invention in position upon a rail which is shown in vertical cross section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe parts shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1, but showing a modied form of construction.

F 4 is a vertical cross section taken on line 5e-1 of Fig. 3; and

F ig. 5 is another view similar to Fig. 1, but showing still another modified form of construction.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, in which corresponding parts are indicated by the same reference characters,-1O indicates a rail, partly broken away, and mounted upon a cross tie 11. A jaw member comprising a body 12 is mounted upon the flange at one side. of the rail, such member eing' provided with an arm 13 extending -ne thereof. across beneath Serial No. 43,732.

rail into engagement with a turned portion 1/1 formed upon the body 15 of a jaw member Amounted upon the flange of the rail at the opposite side. As will be noted by a reif'- erence to Fig. 1, the jaw member at the left comprises a bearing 16 upon the upper face of the flange at a point fairly close to the outer edge of the flange, while the bearing 17 upon the bott-om face of the rail is located ata point considerably farther removed from the edge of the Hange, whereby the j aw member is caused to have a shackle grip upon the flange when force is applied to the jaw member for turning it in count-er clockwise dir ction in said F ig. 1. The jaw member at the right in said Fig. 1, however, is just the reverse of `that described, the bearing 13 upon the bottom face of the flange being located fairly close to the edge of the flange, while the bearing 19 upon the upper face of the flange is located at a point farther removed from the edge of the flange. It isthus clear that when the jaw member at the right in said F 1 is turned about the longitudinal axis of the rail in counter clockwise direction, it also is caused to have a shackle grip upon the flange. The proportions and arrangement of the members are suoli that when the members are placed in positionfupon the rail in engagement as shown in Fig. 1, the arm 13 presses downwardly upon the turned portion 14 of the other member, and the turned portion 14 presses upwardly upon the arm 13 whereby there is a tendency to turn or twist each of the jaw members in counter' clockwis direction for effecting the desired grip upon the flange of the rail.

In the application of the device to a rail, the jaw member 15 is preferably first placed loosely upon the flange at the right, and the .member 12 is placed in` engagement with the other flange of the rail, with the extremity of the arm 1.3 engaging the notch in the turned portion 14 of the member 15. The arrangement is such that. the member 12 may be then forced transversely of the rail toward the right in said figure'. During this movement of the member 12, the diagonally disposed bottom Jlace of the arm 13 engages the end portion 14 of the member 15 and forces the varm 13 upwardly with respect to the 4body 15, the arrangement being` such thatdboth jaw members are tightened upon the flange and the' parte are necessarily die# fit1 loo

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torted for effecting the application of' the device to rail of the type for which the anchor is designed. At the end of the operation of applying the anchor by the movement of `he body member 12 toward the right in Fig. l as just described, the shoulder 2O of the arm 13 is brought into snap engagement with the face of the turned portion lelwhereby it is adapted normally to hold the two members in operative engagement upon the flange of the rail.

in Figs. 3 and 4, I have provided a modified form of construction comprising two members adapted when the anchor is applied to a rail to snap by their resilience into operative holding position on the rail, in the construction shown in 3 the two members being initially engaged with each other and havingl the snap engagement' with the edge ol' the rail, as compared with the con.

struction shown in Fig. l in which the two members have snap ngagement with `each other. In both constructions, a bearing is provided on the bottom face of the flange at one side of the rail, and a bearing on the top face of the flange at the same side of the rail at a point in laterally spaced relation with respect to said bottom bearing and at a greater distance from the edge of the flange than that of said bottom bearing.

In the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a clip 2l is provided, made from a heavy bar of metal bent into shape to provide a bearing at. 22 upon the uppe'r face of the' liange at a considerable distance from the outer edge thereof, and a bearing 23 upon the bottom face of the flange at or near the side edge of the flange. it cooperating member preferably formed of heavy sheet metal provided, having a body portion 2li, with lugs or arms 25 and 2G extending from one face of the body 21,1; in position toengage respectively the bottom and top faces ofthe lower arm of the clip 2l, the end portion of the lower arm of the clip being offset downwardly in such a manner as to provide in eff ect shoulders against which the edges of the lugs 25 and 26 engage. At its opposite end portion the body 2li is provided with an arm 2'?, which in turn is provided with an upward extension 23 at its end portion. 'ihe proportions and arrangement of the parts are such that normally the bearing22 lies closer to the plane of the bearing 23 and the bearing adjacentto the upward projection 28 than is permitted when the device is in position upon a rail. it being necessary to distort the parts slightly for application of the device tothe rail for forcingthe bearing 22 upwardly from the plane ofthe bottom face of the rail. By this construction, the device is caused, as will .be hereinafter pointed out, to have snap engagement with the rail whenthe device as a whole is driven from one side of the rail into engagement therewith, and the device is caused to have a very firm operative grip upon the flange even after the slieht loosening brought about by the snap engagement of the upward projection 28 with the edge of the flange.

In applying the device to a rail the clip 2l and the member 27 are engaged with each other, as shown in Fig. 3. rThe clip is then hooked over one flange of the rail base. in the latter position the projection 28 of the member27 bears against the oottom surface of the rail base with sufficient pressure to hold the parts of the anchor in operative engagement with each other. The clip and member 27 are then driven transversely ot' the rail until the `projection 23 snaps over the opposite edge of the rail base. As the bearing 22 of the clip is forced upon the inclined surface of the rail base, it tends to turn the clip `counter clockwise in Fig. 3, which tendency is resisted by the engagement of the end 28 of the member 2 with the bottom of the rail base, whereby said members exert vertical pressure upon each other in opposite directions `at the points of engagement of said members.

The construction illustrated in Fig. 5 is similar to that shown in Fig. 3, except that a Shorter clip 29 is substituted for the clip 2l; that thebearing upon the bottom face of the rail at one side thereof is eitiected through the medium of the lug 30 Vcorresponding to the lug 26 of the construction shown in Fig. 3; and that the lug 3l corresponding with the lug 25 of the construction shown in Fig. 3 is diagonal y disposed so as to engage the clip 29 at a different point thereon. It will be understood how; ever that the construction and arrangement as illustrated in Fig. 5 are substantially the same ,in effect as the construction and arrangement as above described inv connection with Figs. 3 and 4, the anchor isapplied to the rail in substantially the Vsame manner as the form shown in Fig. 3. In both cases, the resilientstrength of the anchor which is materially distorted by the application of` the anchor to the railicauses the anchor to have a very strong operative grip upon the flange of the rail such as to enable the anchor by contact with thetie 1l to hold the rail against longitudinal movement.

` Vilhile I` prefer to employ the construc-V tions illustrated in my drafwtings7 it will be understood `that I do not desire to limit myself to the precise details except so far as loo the same are hereinafter specifically clain'ied,`

inasmuch asit isevident that changes might be made in the `detailed form without de parting from the spirit of my` invention.

I claim: p

l. A rail anchor comprising a jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of a rail, and a! second jaw member adapted to have gripping engage ment with the flange of the rail at the opposite side thereof, said members being adapted by vertical pressure upon each other in opposite directions at a point between the points where .the jaw members engage the flange to hold each other in turned positions about axes extending longitudinally oi the rail and adapted thereby to hold each other in operative engagement with the rail.

A rail anchor comprising a jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange ot a rail, and a second jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the VYlange of the rail at the opposite side thereof, one ot said members comprising an arm extending from its inner edge and engaging said other member at its inner edge portion for holding said members turned into operative gripping engagenicnt with the flange.

3. A rail anchor comprising two aw members adapted to be driven from opposite sides of the rail into position on the flange ol the rail, said members being adapted by intcrengagement to swing each other in the same direction about' aires extendinglongitudinally of the rail as they are driven'into position and adapted thereby to cause each other to have operative gripping engagement with the flange.

4. A rail anchor comprising a jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the liange of a rail, and a second jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with` the flange of the rail at the opposite side thereof, said members being adapted by vertical pressure upon each other in opposite directions at a point between the points where the jaw members engage the fiange to hold each other in turned positions about axes extending longitudinally ot the rail and adapted thereby to hold each other in operative engagement with the rail, said members comprising parts adapted to have snap engagement with each other for holding the members from withdrawal from the rail.

5. A rail anchor comprising a jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange ola rail, and a second jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of the rail at the opposite side thereof, one of said members comprising an arm extending from its inner edge and engaging said other member at its inner edge portion for holding said members turned into operative gripping engagement with the flange` and said arm being provided with a shoulder adapted to have snap engagement with the other member for` holding the member from withdrawal from the rail, said arm being normally spaced from the bottom of the rail for permitting the necessary clearance for such snap engagement.

6, A rail anchor comprising two Jaw members adapted to be driven from opposite sides of vthe rail into position on the flange of the 'rail5 said members bein-g' adapted by interengagement to swing each other in the saine direction about axes e2;-

ten'ding longitudinally of the rail as they n ing the members from withdrawal from the rail.

7. A rail anchor coi'nprising two separately forme-d members held by engagement with each other in position on the tlange or a rail and bearing on said flange at a pluralityrof points, includinga bearing on the bottom face of the flan-ge at one side oi vthe rail and a bearing on the top face of the flange at the same side ot the rail at a point in laterally spaced relation with respect to said bottom bearing and at a greater 'd' tance Jfrom the edge of the flange than vthat of said bottom bearing, each member beii C; adapted by pressureA vertically lupon the other member to hold such `other member in turned position about an axis extending longitudinally of the rail whereby said two bearings have a strong shackle` grip upon the rail.

8. A rail anchor comprising two separately formed members held by engagement with each other in position on the flange of a rail and bearing on said liange at a plurality of points, including a bearing on the bottom face of the flange at one side of the rail and a bearing on the top face of the fiange at the same side: of the rail ata point in laterally spaced relation with respect to sai-d bottom bearing and at a greater distance from the edge of the yflange than that ot said bottom bearing, each member being adapted by pressure vertically upon the other member to hold such other member in turned position about an axis extending longitudinally of the rail whereby said two bearings have a strong shackle grip upon the rail, said two members being adapted when the anchorl is applied to the rail to snap by their resilience into operative holding position on the rail.

9. A rail anchor comprising a member having a bearing on the top face of the flange of a rail, and a second member bearing on the bottom face of said rail and adapted by engagement with said first named member to apply pressure thereon tending to swing the upper end portion of said first named member toward the middle of the rail7 said members comprising a second bearing on the bottom face of a rail adapted by cooperation with the first named bearing to effect a shackle hold on 4said tia-nge,

10. A rail anchor comprising a member having a bearing on the top face of the flange of a rail at one side thereofl in spaced relation to the edge of the flange, and a second member bearingr on the bottom face of the rail atth-e. opposite side and adapted by engagement withthe first named member to apply pressure thereon tending to swing the upper end portion of said first named member toward the middle of the rail, said members comprising a second bearing on the bottom face of the'rail at the same side thereof as said top bearing, said second bottom bearing being located closer to the edge of the flange than is said top bearing, said second bottom bearing and said top bearing being adapted to have a `shackle hold on said flange.

11. A rail anchor comprising a member having spaced jaws adapted to embrace the flange at one side of a rail, and a separately formed member adapted by engagement with the first named member to hold said first named member in turned position i about an aXis extending longitudinally ot' the rail for applying upward pressure on the bottom face of the flange and applying downward pressure on the top face of the flange at a point 'farther from the edge of the flangethan the point at which the Vupward pressure is applied.

12. A rail anchor comprising a member having spaced j aws adapted to embrace the flange at one side of a rail, and a separately formed member adapted to engage with the bottom of the rail and with the firstnamed member, whereby said members are interlocked With each other and When driven transversely of the rail exert vertical pressure upon each other to effectthe grip of said device on the rail.

13. A rail anchor `comprising a member having spaced jaws adapted to embrace the flange at one side of the rail, and a separately formed member adapted to engage with the bottom of the rail and with one of said spaced jaws at a point beneath said vrail base, whereby said members are interlocked and Whendriven transversely of the rail exert pressure upon Ieach other to effect a grip of said first mentioned member on the rail.

WILLIAM H. DE BUsK. 

